Red-Handed Shrimp

Palaemon serenus

This shrimp is frequently seen as a pair of red dots and another of black dots moving across the floor of rock pools. These are the bands on the chelipeds and the eyes.



Feedback and queries should be sent to the Discovery Centre at Museum Victoria.
Please note, the Discovery Centre can help you only with questions about crustaceans from southeastern Australia. It can not advise on the care of pet hermit crabs or on crustaceans from other regions.

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